Description
kwallet-pam in KDE KWallet before 5.12.6 allows local users to obtain ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | kwallet-pam | 5.12.1-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | kwallet-pam | 5.12.1-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | kwallet-pam | 5.12.1-2 | — |
| Debian 9 | kwallet-pam | 5.8.4-1+deb9u2 | DSA-4200-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | kwallet-pam | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | kwallet-pam | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- DSA-4200-1 kwallet-pam - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- DSA-4200 vendor-advisory
- https://commits.kde.org/kwallet-pam/99abc7fde21f40cc6da5feb6ee766cc46fcca1f8
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1090863
- https://commits.kde.org/kwallet-pam/01d4143fda5bddb6dca37b23304dc239a5fb38b5
- https://commits.kde.org/kwallet-pam/802f305d81f8771c4f4a8bd7fd0e368ffc6f9b3b
- https://commits.kde.org/kwallet-pam/2134dec85ce19d6378d03cddfae9e5e464cb24c0
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20180503-1.txt